Today, the pendulum swings between haunting sounds, serious topics, artful escalations, and grand gestures. Intimate and beautifully crafted tunes opposite leaden riffs and opulent arrangements.
Elie Zoé
Shifting Forms
Shifting Forms, the latest single from the upcoming namesake album by Swiss artist Elie Zoé, is hauntingly captivating. Meandering between fragile intimacy and an eerie ambience, combining a stripped-down grunge sound and a bittersweet melody, the song explores death as a beautiful change of state.
The Barr Brothers
Run Right Into It (feat. Land of Talk)
An urging anthem hailing from Montreal: Run Right Into It by The Barr Brothers and Land of Talk’s Elizabeth Powell speaks to liberation after having confronted the things you’ve been running away from—a message reflected by the unstoppable drive in their folky, country-adjacent sound.
CMAT
EURO-COUNTRY
Irish artist CMAT doesn’t shy away from big gestures and profound messages. EURO-COUNTRY features a contemporary country sound with pop attitude, highlighting CMAT’s exquisite vocals. But her exploration of the Irish conflict’s impact on ordinary people is heavy and piercing.
Bahnhofbuffet Chancental
Spielverderber
There’s a whiff of hedonism surrounding the Swiss band Bahnhofbuffet Chancental, but also artful juxtaposition. Everyday banalities clash with poetry, delivered in extremely autotuned vocals. „You all will die!“ screams singer Neil Nein in thick St. Gallen dialect over the pumping, euphoric sound.
Dirty Sound Magnet
Dead Inside
Announcing their upcoming album with a bang: Switzerland’s Dirty Sound Magnet roar in Dead Inside with a high-octane blend of heavy stoner and virtuous psychedelic rock. It’s a majestic sound cathedral that these three musicians conjure up, preaching in stunningly Ozzy-like fashion.
